herbal treatment trials

[Guest guest]

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> we have about 50 people so far that are interested in trying herbal

> treatments for free in my area I 95 corridor mass and NH , the herbalist has

a

> PHD in many things plant related and is also working on other plants such as

> the buhner and cowden protocols , he's been at it for years but lyme just

> a few .

great idea to do this with/for a group.

I often hear from people that they think the Buhner protocol is too complicated.

Almost nothing is available in my country (only low concentrations of most of

the herbs), so you have to buy from other countries, which adds confusion about

what to buy, high shipping cost and shipping delays (in some countries there are

also problems with customs when importing herbs).

There is no health insurance coverage for herbs, so the cost is an issue. And

for some people over here the english language is another barrier.

Using bulk herbs sounds even more complicated and adds new problems (storage,

dosage, making tinctures etc.). It would be so much easier and cheaper to do

this together with a group (except maybe that the authorities would frown on

anything related to medical treatment that looks a bit too much organised ...).

I just watched a BBC TV programme 'Grow Your Own Drugs', very inspiring.

http://www.hortweek.com/news/981579/Interview--Wong-ethnobotanist-TV-presen\

ter-Countryfile-Grow-Own-Drugs/

Growing your own herbs is very unpopular over here (many people don't even have

a garden ...). Giving the farma mob some real competition would be awesome. A

major problem is (just like with US literature) that the names of the herbs are

often different in my country and can be very confusing (e.g. sometimes the name

is almost the same, while it is a completely different plant).

I don't have green fingers unfortunately, but I do have experience with

(bio)chemistry and such. I'm pretty sure that with a small group one can have

all the 'expertise' to make things work. Doing it as a group makes it

financially more attractive and helps people stay enthusiastic.

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I live in Southern NH and just read the note below about the herbal treatments

in NH. Is this herbalist still looking for people to join the trial? I'd love

to learn more.

Thanks,

Judy

On Aug 8, 2010, at 1:31 PM, knot_weed wrote:

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>

> >

> > we have about 50 people so far that are interested in trying herbal

> > treatments for free in my area I 95 corridor mass and NH , the herbalist has

a

> > PHD in many things plant related and is also working on other plants such as

> > the buhner and cowden protocols , he's been at it for years but lyme just

> > a few .

>

> great idea to do this with/for a group.

>

> I often hear from people that they think the Buhner protocol is too

complicated. Almost nothing is available in my country (only low concentrations

of most of the herbs), so you have to buy from other countries, which adds

confusion about what to buy, high shipping cost and shipping delays (in some

countries there are also problems with customs when importing herbs).

>

> There is no health insurance coverage for herbs, so the cost is an issue. And

for some people over here the english language is another barrier.

>

> Using bulk herbs sounds even more complicated and adds new problems (storage,

dosage, making tinctures etc.). It would be so much easier and cheaper to do

this together with a group (except maybe that the authorities would frown on

anything related to medical treatment that looks a bit too much organised ...).

>

> I just watched a BBC TV programme 'Grow Your Own Drugs', very inspiring.

>

http://www.hortweek.com/news/981579/Interview--Wong-ethnobotanist-TV-presen\

ter-Countryfile-Grow-Own-Drugs/

>

> Growing your own herbs is very unpopular over here (many people don't even

have a garden ...). Giving the farma mob some real competition would be awesome.

A major problem is (just like with US literature) that the names of the herbs

are often different in my country and can be very confusing (e.g. sometimes the

name is almost the same, while it is a completely different plant).

>

> I don't have green fingers unfortunately, but I do have experience with

(bio)chemistry and such. I'm pretty sure that with a small group one can have

all the 'expertise' to make things work. Doing it as a group makes it

financially more attractive and helps people stay enthusiastic.

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